Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-10
A LITTLE BIT FRESH.
HOW THAT BLAINE INTERVIEW STRIKES
THE PEOPLE
Brother Jsems VIII Prove His Own Burchard This
fims-COndannet by the New York Press.
The Democracy Rejocs a! the
Issue Thus Raised.

New YORK, December 9-In comment
ing on Mr.. Blaine's message, the Times says:
This, then, is the sum of Mr.. Blaine's
policy, and as he is the leader of the Re
publican party at present, it must be taken
as the policy Of the Republicans until they
repudiate it. 1t would be well for them
to hasten to do so. 1t is not policy they
can 20 before the people with. There is
TOO much common sense and too much
every day old-fashioned honesty in the
United States yet for the voters to be
trapped by 80 reckless, so shallow and so
dangerous scheme rs this. They know
that they are enormously overtaxed. They
know that surplus taxes are q constantly
increasing peril TO Their business ami
steadily heavier drain on their resources.
They will not follow the leader who would
tax thom only TO Squander, and who would
throw their money out OF the treasury
window rather than lift the most Onerous
Of the tariff duties on the materials OF
American industry
A FRIENDLY WALL.
The Tribune says: MIR. Blaine in
Europe speaks ~ an American. MIR.
Cleveland in America speaks as a British
manufacturer anxious To be admitted with
out any charge to q share Of the best and
largest market in the world. Americans
who make that market have to bear the
expenses Of self government in the nation,
the States, counties, cities and towns, and
especially in the school districts, where
competent American voters for the future
are trained. without contributing cent
To these expenditures British manufac-
turers want to share in that market, and
to break down American industries by
their competition, their large capital and
their under paid labor. Mr. Cleveland
appears az the attorney for the British in-
terest in this controversy and his words
move Mr. Blaine to an indignant protest
BEHIND THE TIMES.
The UOrH says: THE Maine states
mans interview is in fact a proclamation
that Mr. Blaine considers himself to he the
chosen champion OF protection, and that
he is ready to enter the Presidential lists
| had not read the full text Of the President 5
message, must serve ~ bis excuse for ms
representing its purport. Mr.. Blaine Is be-
| hind the times on thus question. Tie peo-
| ple OF this country are bent upon stopping
| the surplus, instead OF Squandering or di-
yiding it. They believe that the only hon
est place, as we'll rs the hest place tor
every doller not needed for the legitimate
ex penses of the government, is in the
| pocket Of the man who earned 1t. Prcsl-
/ dent Cleveland stands for this purpose
| Mr.. Blaine comes forward as the champion
Of the opposite idea The Democratic
party cOnld not ask for better issue.
AN UNFIT MAN.
/ The San says. "If BIOther Blaine enter.
| tains such loose notions 0t tGe relations
between the Federal Government ana the
| States, it strikes us that ne would he a
c0nSDcuOusly unit person to entrust with
| the management of the Nations hnancia!
atlnirs.
4 WESTERN VIEW.
The Chicago Tribune this morning, com
menting editoriallv ON Mr. Blaine's reply
| 10 President Cleyeland's message. says:
| "Mr Blaine rs might have been expected,
has presented high tariff protection from
partisan point Of view rs on opposition issue
| 10 the Presidents views on tariff reduction.
We have long and apparently very
pleasant winter before us in which to dis
cuss this question, and it is question
which must ne settled upon its merits and
not upon political considerations. So far,
therefore, ~ Mr.. Blaine seeks to make 1t
appear IA party issue, be will fail
1T is \ sufficient explanation OF MIR.
| Blaiues interview that he is PepnSyiva-
man. He Was brought up in an atmos'
phere OF ultra protection. He has sat at
the feet OF the high tariff Gamaliels of that
State and imhibed their doctrines. Like
a}f Penusylyanians, Republicans or Dem
ncrats, he believes in onerOus duties on
Imports for the purpose Of cOddllng the
mil bosses and protecting the sO-called
infant industries, which long ago came OF
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